Unik By Liz

Hello friends! Welcome and Happy Friday!!! I am so excited to share with you both of my entries for this month's Challenge over at May Arts Ribbon . This month the other lucky participants and I got to play with the gorgeous Wrinkled Ribbons. The first one is an easel card created using the Cricut Explore -I skipped a few layers to make the wreath the focal point ;) - The wreath was created using a paper ring pierced every 1/4" to secure the gathered ribbon. First fold ribbon in half on the short end and gather with basting stitch. Secure it to the ring using thread and a needle. Embellish with a bow. For the second one I made a 12" x 8" Screen Divider card. The tree was embroider whit Wrinkle ribbon using Japanese Stitching. First I traced my pattern onto pearlescent paper and pierced before starting embroidering. I stitched by "rows" and used about 1 yd of the green ribbon. to avoid excessive bulkiness on the back, use a "soft" knot....

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge! Challenge #240 Anything But a Card This Weeks Sponsor $15.00 Gift Certificate ~This Weeks Challenge~ Create any project, that is not a card! To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. I cut the box using the Make it now project for DS, but you can recreate the same look using the square box from  "Box it Up!" ( page 15 ) and add a design to the center of your lid using CCR  or using one of the designs available. The tiny bow is from pretty packages.  Quick an easy ;) As always thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Hello friends!  I hope your day is going well. Tuesday is here and with it another fun linky party with PDE: This week's theme: Today I wanted to share with you a super quick "envelope" style throw pillow cover. This was made out of a rectangle of fabric folded and sewn together, follow this directions . For the pumpkin I used my Cricut  E2, Create a Critter, deep cut blade, cotton fabric and LITE heat bond. I know most tutorials call for STRONG hold, heat and bond, but I wanted to add blanket stitching to the edge of my pumpkin, that is why  I chose the lite version. For a tutorial go here .  I hope you find some inspiration and time this week to craft and share with us!   Thank you for taking time to stop by.  Happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S friends and happy rest of your week to all!

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge! Challenge #238 Give Thanks Thank You or Thanksgiving Card or Thanksgiving projects. This Weeks Sponsor I am so excited to share with you part of my Thanksgiving decorations. I created this pumpkin out of cardstock, wire and a few floral stems left over from another project and some floral tape. It looks more intimidating than it really is. I used doily-2 from Cricut Aplhabet Cartridge,  welded several times and weaved the wire throw it to shape it and give it stability. I looks really pretty as a decoration during daytime and when night arrives, turn on the little flame-less tea light for a pretty luminary.  As a way to thank all of you that take the time to visit and over the time had become my blogging friends.  I am offering the cutting file in CCR, and DS to all followers interested. All I ask in return is for you to be a follower. Leave me a message and a way to contact yo...

Happy Halloween and Welcome to the "Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Design team card swap Blog Hop"  That is a mouthful isn't it? Not everyone on the team swapped cards, but those of us that did decided to do a blog hop sharing our cards with you. The first card is the card we made and the second card is the card we received. I had so much fun creating this card. I am very pleased how it turned out. For the front of the card I used Miss Kate Cuttables' Web Alphabet, Core'dinations Pearl paper and Cuttlebug embossing folder. For the inside I used cuts from  Simply Charmed  for the Ghost and Bat;  Disney's Pooh and Friends  for the pop up pumpkins. I created stencils using pumpkin cuts from Create a Critter to create the shadows.  PKS stamps and MCT ticket metal die. For the little pumpkin on the ticket I used a homemade "enamel" dot. I altered the shadow of the pumpkins and the lower body of the ghost to create the pop ups. Inte...

Hello friends!  I hope your day is going well. Just wanted to pop in quickly to share with you my way to fix the "Nose Flattening Costume Mask problem". If you got little ones dressing up for Halloween and got the uncomfortable face mask they would LOVE to wear but dislike when wearing it, here is a super quick and effective way to solve it and you probably have these materials at home already: Super glue that dries quick and does not have a lingering smell. please make sure it is completely dry before allowing your child to wear the mask. I used Loctite and hold pretty well. Heavy duty scissors, Thread, needle, muslin fabric, high density foam or densified batting ( such as the one used on chair pads). I am crazy about washing everything before my kiddos wear it, so I washed and dried the foam thoroughly ;) I hope this tip is helpful. Please note that the foam might pose a choking  hazard for little ones so is best to cover it with some sort of cotton fabri...

Hello crafty friends! It is time for another fun linky Party over at PDE . This weeks theme: Easel cards.  Here is my CAS card. This will be part of a set I will be giving my dear friend Tonya for her upcoming BD. What do you think? For this card I used a square cut using MCT 4" square stitched die and an 8" x 4" rectangle out of kraft stock.  The sentiment is from Inspired By Stamping: Big Notes II, stamped using red memento ink.  The adhesive bling squares are from Darice.  The tree is debossed from a Darice folder and colored it in with markers.  This is a 10 minute card easy to mass produce. I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by, I cannot wait to see what you create! Please visit the rest of the team's blogs for more inspiration! Have a wonderful day!

Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday...  Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge! Challenge #234 Halloween Projects This Weeks Sponsor Stamp set from Kitty Bee Designs Be sure to visit our sponsor! ~This Weeks Challenge~ Halloween Projects To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.  For mine I used Create a Friend, Create a Critter 2 and Type Candy. I started by cutting a journaling tag using MCT 3x4 stitched metal die. place it on my Cricut mat and using a red pen at Speed 3 Pressure 1, yes 1 you read it right :) wrote the words using Type Candy font. Since some of the letters lost their shape due to the size of the font, I used a thin black marker to add simple highlights so the words are more legible. Use heavy weight cardstock if using the red pen so your ink does not bleed thru. Cut the create a friend at 2.5" tall an...

Hello!!! Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday Challenge #232 Pun Fun Make a project using a pun This Weeks Sponsor SVG Attic $15.00 Giftcard For my project I created a quick card. using Simply Charmed. The sentiment is from PKS and the speech bubble from MCT. Papers are Core'dinations Smooth texture and pearls. The embossing folder is from Darice. Thanks for stopping by! Looking forward to see what you create and share with us!!!  have a wonderful day! Playing along: MCT's Designer challenge: Photo inspiration: I went for the Halloween theme

Hello friends! I hope your weekend has been wonderful! I just wanted to stop and share with you - in case you have not heard ;)- that Tombow is having a DT call. Of course I had to jump at the opportunity, and in doing so I am sharing with you three projects. First, a set of pillows created using Gypsy Wanderings and Cricut's Gold Glitter Heat Transfer: This were fairly easy to create. I just sized the words from  the "Leaf 1" cut to 11"x 9" reverse and cut it. I was very careful to weed the negative cut to use it for another pillow :) No waste, love that! It took a little bit of time to place the negative back together, but is well worth the time. For the pillow shams I used 1 1/2 yard of  43" wide fabric. Created simple envelope covers by cutting (2) rectangles  and used store bought pillow forms. Next, I created this Treat holder using CCR Basics and my E2. Paper is from Core'dinations and the sentiment is from Inspired by Stampin...

Hello friends!  I hope your day is going well.  Today is Team B's turn to share more inspiration for our current LINKY Party over at PDE: Today I got another of my "quilt" cards,to share. These have been such a hit with my friend's quilting group, I am running out of colors to use LOL! Anyhow, this is super easy to put together using MCT dies and my eBosser. :) Paper is from K& Co and Core'dinations smooth texture. Sentiment is from Docerela Stamps.  Thank you for stopping by, now is your turn to share your creations here

Trio of cards Happy Tuesday Crafty Friends! Welcome back! Are you enjoying all the fab inspiration this month? I hope you are J Today I am here to share a few cards with you using the fantastic “ Stay Connected ” dies! Creative supplies : "Stay Connected" Dies from Craftwell Core'dinations Smooth card stock for my card bases eCraft eBosser Permanent adhesive glitter paper Xyron Sticker Maker Dimensional glue, such as clear accents Sequins Paper cord for the butterfly ’ s body 2 ” x2 ” patterned paper scrap IBS Sentiments and "hello" SVG cut plate Combos: For MD : D+C+ B *+Magnetic shim + Metal Dies+ Wax paper + Paper+ A * Please note that plate B might be optional depending on the thickness of your paper, I used light weight paper. Creative process: Arrange your Plate combo, cut the “ like ” and “ envelope ” and (4) “ geo tags ” out of glitt...

Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday...   Challenge #228 Tag You're It This Weeks Sponsor Crafter's Companion Prize Package which includes 4 sets of alcohol markers that have 6 markers in each set, a 20 pack of alcohol marker paper, some marker trays and one of the Spectrum Noir DVD's ~This Weeks Challenge~ Tag you're It Create a project that uses a tag To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. Here is my project: For the tag itself I used MCT dies and for the flower I used Flower Shoppe (heart flower) Sentiment is from CAS-ual fridays. ribbon and button from my stash and kraft paper and flower paper  are recollections purple paper is Core' dinations. I hope you feel inspired to create a tag and come play along with us, this week's prize is well worth it if you need more inspiration check out all the inspiration from t...

Shrink Plastic Earrings Happy Tuesday Crafty Friends! Welcome back! I am so glad you stop by because I have another very trendy project to share with you ;) I can honestly say I am loving the "Stay Connected" dies from Craftwell, so many possibilities!!! Creative supplies : "Stay Connected" Dies from Craftwell Shrink Plastic: black and white Jump rings Round nose pliers Lever earrings Core' dinations White Wash Card Stock Sanding gadget and dusting cloth eCraft eBosser Teresa Collins' Wood grain cottage Embossing Folder Permanent adhesive glitter paper Xyron Sticker Maker plate Combos: For SP : D + C + (2) *rubber shims+ Magnetic Shim + Metal Dies+ Wax paper + Shrink Plastic + Metal Adapter + A For EF : D+C+ EF+A For MD : D+C+ B *+Magnetic shim + Metal Dies+ Wax paper + Paper+ A * Please note that plate B or a rubber shim might be optional de...

Hello Crafty friends! Have you heard? PDE is having another crafty party!!! Today is Team B chance to share with you guys more ideas for the:  I must confess I am really bad with puns, but gotta say I LOVE how this CAS card turned out. it is sort of a greeting card/ invite, what do you think? This is one of those whip in no time cards!. You really don't need much paper just a few scraps and an A2 card base. Creative supplies: 1" x 2"  piece of brown card stock for the bean ( I created mine using two ovals and an apostrophe from CCR Basics) But beans are super easy to draw and hand cut ;) 1.25" x 2"  piece of white card stock for the speech bubble A2 Card base White Gelly roll pen Glossy accents Dimensional dots/squares Alcohol marker for the shadow, I used SN BG2 PKSC- 19 stamps for the face Sentiments, front Jaded Blossom Mexican food, inside: MCT, You are brilliant Border: Jaded Blossom Icon Candies by Annie Kelly Ink Now here is...

Hello friends! Just wanted to quickly pop in a post another "quilted" card I created . My inspiration came from the MCT color challenge pic. Now here is my card: I used MCT dies for the flower and the "quilt" along with my eBosser. Linking over at:  DL ART September LP, anything goes Crafting Desert Divas LP MCT: Designer challenge Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day! Liz

DIY Drink Charms Happy Tuesday everyone!     I hope you are having a fantastic week so far. I cannot believe September is already here! But it is such an exciting time, it does not matter it almost took me by surprise*wink**wink* Are you wondering why it is exciting?  Well, it is because we get to showcase a few ideas on how to use your Cut’N’Boss Metal Dies along with the eBosser!! Today's project is a "think outside the box" sort of craft: DIY Drink Charms using air dry clay, eBosser and Craftwell's Cut'N'Boss Metal dies. Creative Supplies: Craftwell's "Stay Connected"metal dies by TC eBosser Water proof sealant (I used Outdoor Mod Podge ) Wax paper Scissors Round nose pliers Wire cutter Gold paint and brush silver Metallic Artist Pen/ marker Plastic or glass beads (2) Sheets of card stock in Contrasting color Combo plates : A+ wax paper+ air dry clay+wax paper+...